Also known as “Queen of the Night”, this mysterious flower blooms rarely and can be seen bloomed only in night. It has a distinct smell, some find it fragrant and some find it obnoxious.
Our brahmakamal first bloomed in July but somehow we missed to see it. The next morning when we realized that it had bloomed, we were very disappointed.
This time we kept checking on the small plant and it bloomed in front of us, what a beautiful sight !!!
Some facts about Brahmakamal:
It is known to bring good luck
It has a distinct smell
It can be propagated with a leaf, We got a leaf from our gardener and stuck it in the soil and it came 😀
We got some basil from bigbasket and tried to grow it. And Look, it is growing and flourishing 😀
Basil in the rain.
Look how beautifully it is growing.
We noticed that one of the sprigs of basil we bought from bigbasket looked quiet strong, and because we love growing everything and anything, we experimented by sticking the stem in a very small pot.
After some days, it started growing 😀 Yeayyyy 😀
So after growing chilies, tomatoes, curry leaves, mint and clusterbeans, we have this teeny tiny basil plant.
Do you like/do container gardening? What all have you tried growing? Do let me know in the comments.
I always had 2-3 different pothos in my garden. This time I decided to reuse my fishbowl as a pothos planter and so I added some colorful stones, water and planted a twig from my existing plant.
It is growing beautifully but I am super awed to see that 2 leaves are coming even underwater. Looks beautiful, I am loving it 😍
So many benefits of eating Spinach : The calcium helps strengthen your bones to fight against injury, and vitamins A and C, fiber, folic acid, and other nutrients fight against colon and breast cancers. Also helps to lower damaging protein levels in the blood and can protect against high blood pressure and heart disease.
Growing : Sow the spinach seeds thinly in rows spaced about one to 1 1/2 feet apart or simply scatter the seeds in blocks. Cover lightly with soil, firm in place and water well. Keep the soil moist until germination.
I make Corn Palak, palak paneer, palak parathas and spinach ravioli. What all recipes you guys make out of Spinach? Do comment and let me know.
Growing different kinds of peppers is such an amazing experience, Super easy to grow and the yield is always good with minimum work. We have grown and harvested Capsicums, green chilies, Jalapeños and my current ones are the piri piri peppers also known as bird’s eye chili ( we got the seeds from Goa). Click to find How i Pickle these jalapenos?
Capsicums are an excellent source of vitamin A and C (red contain more than green capsicums). They are also a good source of dietary fibre, vitamin E, B6 and folate.
I pickle the Jalapeños and use it in pizza muffins, pizza, pasta and sandwiches. Jalapeños contains lots of vitamin C and vitamin B6.
Growing peppers is very easy, just take out the seeds, dry in shade and plant at least 10-15 inches apart in a well lit sunny place. Water regularly.
Capsicum Shimla Mirch grown in Pune Different PeppersCount my JalapenosMy Jalapeno Great fun to harvest three different types of chillies at the same time – normal chili, capsicum and jalapeños.
I love roses and we have some varieties of roses blooming in my balcony, yellows, oranges and deep pinks.
My Rangoon creeper (or Madhumalti or chinese honeysuckle) is also blooming beautiful small deep pink shades of flowers. These flowers are emanating a sweet fragrance in this rainy season and i am just loving it.
The feeling of sipping a hot cuppa coffee in midst of these beautiful fragrant flowers and the sound of lashing rains is amazing.
Love this one!!RosesRangoon creeper
Autumn ZephyrLily, Zephyranthes candida
Beautiful white flowers, very easy to grow and amazing to look at.
Here, In Pune, they are all over the town in this monsoon season.
Other Info:
Also known as Zephyr lily and fairy lily, these are petite, reaching no more than a foot in height, mostly has white flowers but pink and yellow ones are also seen. .
Purslane flower. Beg, borrow, steal, do whatever but get this planted in your house this rainy season. Just needs a little soil and no special treatment as such. Ask your friend for a starter twig today. 🙂
Fruits of labour, bitter tasting though they may be. After 3 months of growing absolutely wildly and spreading everywhere in our balcony, we finally uprooted the bitter gourd vines. They yielded smaller fruit than we’d hoped for, but turned out very tasty just the same.
An amazing Stuffed Karela recipe coming up on the blog.
Our newest possession, a beautiful yellow rose plant. This pic is without any filter.
Love the deep yellow color.
Green Chilies, Hari Mirch from my Herb garden. These are very mild and tastes amazing on everything from omelettes, to cheese chili toast and even pizza muffins.
Fresh Mint leaves, very fragrant and tastes delicious be it in chutneys, yakhni pulao, with kebabs or in mocktails. Quiet useful for digestion as well, just chew and relish.
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